This article needs to be updated.(January 2023) |
Karachi Towns | |
Population (1998 census) (2006 estimate)[1] (2023 Census) |
9,339,023 11,969,284 2,03,82,881 |
Area | 3,528 km2 |
City Nazim (Mayor) | Murtuza Wahab |
Naib Nazim | Salman Murad |
District Coordination Officer | Fazal-ur-Rehman |
Towns | 25 |
Union Councils | 246 |
Website | karachicity.gov.pk |
Karachi, Pakistan was a federation of eighteen autonomous boroughs, called "Towns," that made up the City District of Karachi from 2001 until 2011. Under this now-defunct system, Karachi had a local government system, with a mayor empowered to make decisions in regards to city-planning and administration of local services. The system was abolished in 2011, and Karachi was divided into 5 City District Municipal Corporations, with a 6th formed in 2013. Each Municipal Corporation now has its own Chairman and Deputy Chairman. The Karachi Development Authority, which controls city-planning and administration of services in Karachi, is no longer controlled at the local level, but is instead administered by the province directly.[1]